Even ‘SNL’ takes shot at string of killings, shoving attacks on NYC subways
New York City’s subway-crime epidemic has gotten so ridiculous that it’s officially become fodder for late-night comedians, ...
Meet the teen heroes who turned firebug Sebastian Zapeta-Calil over to cops: ‘Really surreal’
Christos Strieder and his pals, Kingson and Navid, made the fateful 911 call on Dec. 22 that landed sick firebug Sebastian ...
Man charged with torching woman to death told detectives 'that's me' when shown video
The man accused of torching a sleeping woman to death on a New York City subway train identified himself as the man starting ...
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Sebastian Zapeta says he was drunk, doesn’t remember setting subway victim on fire: prosecutors
Sebastian Zapeta, the migrant accused of fatally setting homeless woman Debrina Kawam on fire on a Coney Island subway train, pleaded not guilty Tuesday — even as court papers revealed he said ...
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Man accused of setting woman on fire on subway told police he didn’t remember it, court documents show. Then he saw the video
Sebastian Zapeta-Calil repeatedly told detectives he had no memory of an attack that killed a woman who was set ablaze on the New York City subway train he was riding the morning of December 22 ...
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Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting homeless woman on fire on Brooklyn subway train charged with first degree murder: DA
Sebastian Zapeta, the migrant accused of torching a homeless woman on a Brooklyn subway was indicted on first-degree murder charges Friday, officials said. A grand jury voted for the upgraded ...
Victim Of Subway Burning Identified As NJ Woman. Here’s What We Know.
Police officials say that on Dec. 22, a man set fire to a sleeping woman, now identified as Debrina Kawam, in a stopped ...
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Man accused of burning woman to death on a New York City subway train is set to be arraigned
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, will appear in Brooklyn court in connection with the killing of Debrina Kawam, 57. Prosecutors say Zapeta lit the New Jersey native on fire on a stopped F train at Brooklyn’s ...
NYC subway arson suspect Sebastian Zapeta to make court appearance
The suspect is accused of setting a sleeping woman's clothes on fire, using his shirt to fan the flames and then sitting on a platform bench nearby.
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Suspect Indicted in Fatal New York City Subway Burning
Authorities are still working to confirm the victim's identity. The status of the suspect, Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, as an undocumented immigrant swiftly became the focus of coverage of the horrific ...
3 NYC teens getting $10,000 reward for reporting man accused of setting woman on fire on subway
CBS News New York learned the boys will receive and split the $10,000 cash reward and be gifted a Nintendo Switch each. Click ...
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Subway victim remembered at Brooklyn memorial as advocates push for safer transit system
Community members gathered at the First Baptist Church of Sheepshead Bay on Sunday in memorial of Debrina Kawam, who died ...